November 27th, 2007
All Genres:
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | UK
Runtime: 113 min
Languages: English | Icelandic | Russian | French
Director:
Tagline: "It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself."
Cast: Nicole Kidman … Mrs. Coulter
Daniel Craig … Lord Asriel
Dakota Blue Richards … Lyra
Ben Walker … Roger
Freddie Highmore … Pantalaimon (voice)
Ian McKellen … Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Eva Green … Serafina Pekkala
Jim Carter … John Faa
Tom Courtenay … Farder Coram
Ian McShane … Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Sam Elliott … Lee Scoresby
Christopher Lee … First High Councilor
Kristin Scott Thomas … Stelmaria (voice)
Edward de Souza … Second High Councilor
Kathy Bates … Hester (voice)
Plot: In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 26 nominations
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November 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: France | USA
Runtime: 89 min | 90 min (unrated version)
Languages: English | Russian | Serbo-Croatian
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Timothy Olyphant … Agent 47
Dougray Scott … Mike Whittier
Olga Kurylenko … Nika Boronina
Robert Knepper … Yuri Marklov
Ulrich Thomsen … Mikhail Belicoff
Henry Ian Cusick … Udre Belicoff
Michael Offei … Jenkins
Christian Erickson … General Kormarov
Eriq Ebouaney … Bwana Ovie
Joe Sheridan … Captain Gudnayev
James Faulkner … Smith Jamison
Jean-Marc Bellu … Hitman #2
Nicky Naude … Hitman #3
Abdou Sagna … Hitman #4
Ilya Nikitenko … Hitman #5
Plot: A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as ‘The Organization’ is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.
Awards: 1 win
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November 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 126 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Stephen King's Legendary Tale of Terror
Cast: Thomas Jane … David Drayton
Marcia Gay Harden … Mrs. Carmody
Laurie Holden … Amanda Dunfrey
Andre Braugher … Brent Norton
Toby Jones … Ollie Weeks
William Sadler … Jim
Jeffrey DeMunn … Dan Miller
Frances Sternhagen … Irene Reppler
Nathan Gamble … Billy Drayton
Alexa Davalos … Sally
Chris Owen … Norm
Sam Witwer … Private Jessup
Robert C. Treveiler … Bud Brown (as Robert Treveiler)
David Jensen … Myron
Melissa Suzanne McBride … Woman With Kids at Home (as Melissa McBride)
Plot: A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
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November 15th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: You have to believe it to see it.
Cast: Ted Ludzik … Bellini, the Bookbuilder
Natalie Portman … Molly Mahoney, the Composer
Zach Mills … Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector
Dustin Hoffman … Mr. Edward Magorium, Avid Shoe-Wearer
Madalena Brancatella … Jessica, Who Got a Cowboy Hat
Paula Boudreau … Brenda, Who Wants a Mobile
Mike Realba … Dave Wolf, Who's an Engineer
Steve Whitmire … Kermit the Frog (voice)
Liam Powley-Webster … Andy, the Boy Who Likes to Color
Marcia Bennett … Lora, Who Wants a Fire Engine
Jason Bateman … Henry Weston, the Mutant
Oliver Masuda … Jordan, Who Said Hi
Samantha Harvey … Cassie, the Girl Chased by a Goose
Jesse Bostick … Derek, Who Opened the Door
Isaac Durnford … Jason, Who's a Little Too Curious
Plot: Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium, the 243 year-old eccentric who owns the store, bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium.
Awards: 2 nominations
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November 9th, 2007
All Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min
Languages: English | Portuguese | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: A new level of fear.
Writers: Alexandre Aja (story) & Grégory Levasseur (story) …
Cast: Wes Bentley … Thomas
Rachel Nichols … Angela
Simon Reynolds … Jim Harper
Philip Akin … Karl
Stephanie Moore … Lorraine (voice)
Miranda Edwards … Jody
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee … Man in Elevator
Grace Lynn Kung … Woman in Elevator
Bathsheba Garnett … Homeless Woman
Philip Williams … Cop #1
Arnold Pinnock … Cop #2
Franck Khalfoun … Newsman
Plot: A businesswoman is pursued by a psychopath after being locked in a parking garage on Christmas Eve.
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November 5th, 2007
All Genres:
Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: English | Old English
Director:
Tagline: Pride is the curse.
Cast: Robin Wright Penn … Wealthow (as Robin Wright-Penn)
Anthony Hopkins … Hrothgar
Paul Baker … Musician #1
John Bilezikjian … Musician #2
Rod D. Harbour … Musician #3
Brice Martin … Musician #4 (as Brice H. Martin)
Sonje Fortag … Gitte (as Sonja Fortag)
Sharisse Baker-Bernard … Hild
Charlotte Salt … Estrith
Julene Renee … Cille
Greg Ellis … Garmund
Rik Young … Eofor
Sebastian Roché … Wulfgar (as Sebastian Roche)
Leslie Zemeckis … Yrsa
John Malkovich … Unferth
Plot: The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel’s mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Awards: 12 nominations
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November 3rd, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 116 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Santa's brother is coming to town.
Cast: Vince Vaughn … Fred Claus
Paul Giamatti … Nick 'Santa' Claus
John Michael Higgins … Willie
Miranda Richardson … Annette Claus
Rachel Weisz … Wanda
Kathy Bates … Mother Claus
Trevor Peacock … Papa Claus
Ludacris … DJ Donnie (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Elizabeth Banks … Charlene
Jeremy Swift … Bob Elf
Elizabeth Berrington … Linda Elf
Kevin Spacey … Clyde
Rio Hackford … Leon
Bobb'e J. Thompson … Samuel 'Slam' Gibbons
Allan Corduner … Dr. Goldfarb
Plot: Fred Claus, Santa’s bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole.
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November 1st, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 88 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The only way out… is in.
Writers: Ted Dekker (novel) Rob Green (screenplay)
Cast: Michael Madsen … Tin Man / Officer
Reynaldo Rosales … Jack Singleton
Heidi Dippold … Stephanie Singleton
Julie Ann Emery … Leslie Taylor
J.P. Davis … Randy Messsarue
Lew Temple … Pete
Leslie Easterbrook … Betty
Bill Moseley … Stewart
Pawel Delag … Officer Lawdale
Weronika Rosati … Mrs. Lawdale
Allana Bale … Susan (as Alana Bale)
Mark Fierer … Randy's Father
Florentyna Synowiecka … Melissa
Andrew Gorzen … Leslie's Uncle
Albert Pietrzak … Young Randy
Plot: In rural Alabama, two couples find themselves in a fight for survival. Running from a maniac (The Tin Man) bent on killing them…
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October 31st, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Everyone wants to be loved. Just not this much.
Cast: Diane Keaton … Marilyn Cooper
Dax Shepard … Noah Cooper
Liv Tyler … Clare Cooper
Ken Howard … Gene Cooper
Jerry Lambert … Donnie Booker
Selma Stern … Helen Cooper
Mike White … Myron Stubbs
Steven Christopher Parker … Dana
Henriette Ivanans … Therapy Receptionist
Frank Crim … Bob
Eddie Frierson … Ralph
Matt Steinauer … Carpet Bazaar Mascot
Rachel Cannon … Waitress
Tara Moore … Pippi
Lucas Gorak … Tommy
Plot: After he’s fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife to have a baby and from his mom, who has decided to move in with the young couple. add synopsis
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October 28th, 2007
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 91 min
Languages: English
Director: Steve Hickner
Simon J. Smith
Tagline: On November 2 Hold on to your honey
Writers: Jerry Seinfeld (written by) and Spike Feresten (written by) …
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld … Barry B. Benson (voice)
Renée Zellweger … Vanessa Bloome (voice)
Matthew Broderick … Adam Flayman (voice)
Patrick Warburton … Ken (voice)
John Goodman … Layton T. Montgomery (voice)
Chris Rock … Mooseblood (voice)
Kathy Bates … Janet Benson (voice)
Barry Levinson … Martin Benson (voice)
Larry King … Bee Larry King (voice)
Ray Liotta … Ray Liotta (voice)
Sting … Sting (voice)
Oprah Winfrey … Judge Bumbleton (voice)
Larry Miller … Buzzwell (voice)
Megan Mullally … Trudy (voice)
Rip Torn … Lou Lo Duca (voice)
Plot: Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry’s life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 11 nominations
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October 25th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 93 min | 96 min (unrated director's cut)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It's a Trap
Writers: Patrick Melton (screenplay) & Marcus Dunstan (screenplay) …
Cast: Tobin Bell … Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor … Hoffman
Scott Patterson … Agent Strahm
Betsy Russell … Jill
Lyriq Bent … Rigg
Athena Karkanis … Agent Perez
Justin Louis … Art
Simon Reynolds … Lamanna
Donnie Wahlberg … Eric Matthews
Angus Macfadyen … Jeff
Shawnee Smith … Amanda (archive footage)
Bahar Soomekh … Lynn
Dina Meyer … Kerry
Mike Realba … Fisk
Marty Adams … Ivan
Plot: Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry’s murder, two seasoned FBI profilers…
Awards: 1 win & 5 nominations
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October 21st, 2007
All Genres:
Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Release Year: 2007
Country: France
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: French
Director: Blutch
Charles Burns
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Tagline: Don't come alone! (UK)
Writers: Blutch (writer) Charles Burns (writer)
Cast: Gil Alma … (voice)
Aure Atika … Laura (voice)
François Creton … The teacher (voice)
Guillaume Depardieu … Eric (voice)
Sarah-Laure Estragnat … (voice)
Nicolas Feroumont … (voice)
Nicole Garcia … Narrator (voice)
Arthur H. … Narrator (voice)
Christian Hecq … The doctor / The samurai (voice)
Christian Hincker … (voice)
Lino Hincker … (voice)
Melaura Honnay … (voice)
Amélie Lerma … (voice)
Florence Maury … (voice)
Adriana Piasek-Wanski … (voice)
Louisa Pili … Sumako (voice)
Amaury Smets … (voice)
Brigitte Sy … (voice)
Laurent Van den Rest … (voice)
Charlotte Vermeil … (voice)
Andreas Vuillet … (voice)
Plot: Several scary black-and-white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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October 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The real world and the animated world collide.
Cast: Amy Adams … Giselle
Patrick Dempsey … Robert Philip
James Marsden … Prince Edward
Timothy Spall … Nathaniel
Idina Menzel … Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey … Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon … Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews … The Narrator (voice)
Jeff Bennett … Pip in Andalasia (voice)
Kevin Lima … Pip in New York (voice)
Emma Rose Lima … Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel (voice)
Teala Dunn … Bunny (voice)
Fred Tatasciore … Troll (voice)
Courtney Williams … Sunglass Street Vendor
William Huntley … Grumpy
Plot: A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 25 nominations
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October 20th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA | Romania | France | Italy | Germany
Runtime: 124 min
Languages: English | Sanskrit | German | French | Italian | Russian | Romanian | Mandarin | Latin | Armenian | Egyptian (Ancient)
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Mircea Eliade (novel) Francis Ford Coppola (written by)
Cast: Tim Roth … Dominic
Alexandra Maria Lara … Veronica / Laura
Bruno Ganz … Professor Stanciulescu
André Hennicke … Josef Rudolf
Marcel Iures … Prof. Giuseppe Tucci
Adrian Pintea … Pandit
Alexandra Pirici … Woman in Room 6
Florin Piersic Jr. … Dr. Gavrila
Zoltan Butuc … Dr. Chirila
Adriana Titieni … Anetta rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mircea Albulescu … Davidoglu
Dan Astileanu … Professor (as Dan Astilean)
Cristian Balint … Grenzschutz
Dragos Bucur … Bartender
Theodor Danetti … Dr. Neculache
Andrei Gheorghe … Taxi Driver
Roxana Guttman … Gertrude
Dorina Lazar … Cook
Rodica Lazar … Teller
Anamaria Marinca … Hotel Receptionist
Hodorog Anton Mihail … Doru, The Guard
Mihai Niculescu … Vaian
Gelu Nitu … Policeman
Mirela Oprisor … Craita
Alexandru Repan … Dr. Chavannes
Dan Sandulescu … Nicodim
Andi Vasluianu … Intern
Plot: A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, a timid professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Family, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:81 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What will happen between midnight and 1 AM?
Writers: John Comrie (screenplay) John Comrie (story)
Cast: Kurt Braun … Hank
Triston Coleman … Young David
Brian Comrie … David Baker
Dan Comrie … Matt Baker
Rick Comrie … Johnny Woods
Alessandra Daniele … Young Sarah
Nicole Des Coteaux … Mary Ann Baker
Patricia Dimeo … Vera Waters
Sylvia Enrique … Frida
Joe Momma Ernst … Male House Shopper
Ronda Ernst … Female House Shopper
Michael A. Evans … Lee Baker
Geof Gibson … Phil
Kevin Guild … Mechanic
Rusty Hanes … Ben Woods
Jane Harris … Thelma Shaw
Butch Hillman … Chester Miles
Laura Hiltz … Mrs. Van Camp
Dakota Jade … Young Megan
Dave Lindley … Ron
Kendell Lindley … Justin Van Camp
Olivia Novrit … Yolanda Lopez
Wendy Perkins … Sarah's Mother
Jack Pine-Rusk … Young Matt
Michael Silva … Carlos
Rissa Walters … Sarah Landon
Plot: A 17-year-old girl has mysterious encounters with paranormal activity in the small town of Pine Valley.
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October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Sport
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:84 min | Germany:88 min | 107 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Keep your eye on the ball.
Cast: David Koechner … Lambeau "Coach" Fields
Carl Weathers … Freddie Wiseman
Melora Hardin … Barb Fields
Matthew Lawrence … Lance Truman
Brooke Nevin … Michelle Fields
Nick Searcy … Mr. Truman
George Back … Buddy Boy
Noureen DeWulf … Jizminder Featherfoot
Jesse Garcia … Jorge Juanson
Jackie Long … Trotter
Robert Ri'chard … Aseel Tare
Martin Spanjers … Randy Randinger
Jermaine Williams … IPod
Finesse Mitchell … Titans Coach
Will Arnett … Mailman
Plot: A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no “I” in “team”! add synopsis
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October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Drama, Family
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The story of a man becoming a father…and a boy becoming a son.
Cast: John Cusack … David Gordon
Bobby Coleman … Dennis / The Martian Child
Amanda Peet … Harlee
Sophie Okonedo … Sophie
Joan Cusack … Liz
Oliver Platt … Jeff
Bud … Somewhere / Flomar
Richard Schiff … Mr. Lefkowitz
Taya Calicetto … Esther
David Kaye … Andy
Braxton Bonneville … Nicholas
Samuel Charles … Jonas
Zak Ludwig … Young David
Samuel Patrick Chu … Boy at Group Home
Ryan Morrissette … Boy at Group Home
Plot: A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he’s really from Mars.
Awards: 2 nominations
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October 19th, 2007
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 157 min | USA:176 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There are two sides to the American dream.
Cast: Denzel Washington … Frank Lucas
Russell Crowe … Richie Roberts
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Huey Lucas
Josh Brolin … Detective Trupo
Lymari Nadal … Eva
Ted Levine … Lou Toback
Roger Guenveur Smith … Nate
John Hawkes … Freddie Spearman
RZA … Moses Jones
Yul Vazquez … Alfonso Abruzzo
Malcolm Goodwin … Jimmy Zee
Ruby Dee … Mama Lucas
Ruben Santiago-Hudson … Doc
Carla Gugino … Laurie Roberts
Skyler Fortgang … Michael Roberts
Plot: In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 28 nominations
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October 14th, 2007
All Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: 86 min | 99 min (extended version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: What Happens When You Sleep?
Cast: Katie Featherston … Katie
Micah Sloat … Micah
Mark Fredrichs … The Psychic
Amber Armstrong … Amber
Ashley Palmer … Diane – Girl on Internet
Plot: After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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October 12th, 2007
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama
Release Year: 2007
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:113 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: …Because we complete each other's sentences.
Cast: Tyler Perry … Terry
Sharon Leal … Diane
Janet Jackson … Patricia
Malik Yoba … Gavin
Jill Scott … Sheila
Richard T. Jones … Mike
Tasha Smith … Angela
Michael Jai White … Marcus
Denise Boutte … Trina
Lamman Rucker … Sheriff Troy
Keesha Sharp … Pam
Kaira Akita … Keisha (as Kaira Whitehead)
Sheri Mann Stewart … Professor Stewart
Brian Bremer … Jay
Bart Hansard … Bartender
Plot: The big screen adaptation of Perry’s stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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